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Cleopatra’s Banquet

Gerard de Lairesseca. 1675 - ca. 1680

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony on who could give the most lavish banquet. She won by dissolving a priceless pearl in vinegar and then drinking the mixture. De Lairesse painted this story like a scene from a play, situating the figures clad in antique costumes in a fitting décor of Classical architecture and furniture. His classicizing style breathed new life into Dutch painting.

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  • Title: Cleopatra’s Banquet
  • Creator: Lairesse, Gerard de
  • Date Created: ca. 1675 - ca. 1680
  • Physical Dimensions: doek
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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